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Truth or Consequences commission approves community allocations, budget timeline and nonexempt salary schedule
Summary
Commission approved several Lodgers' Tax and event allocations (Sheriff's Posse $7,600; Square & Round Dance $450; Veterans Memorial sign $8,988.89), committed a letter of support for a Destination Forward tourism grant, and adopted an updated interim budget sequence and a new salary schedule for nonexempt staff.
The Truth or Consequences City Commission on April 8 approved multiple community allocations, advanced the interim budget timeline and adopted a new salary schedule for nonexempt employees.
The commission granted $7,600 to the Sierra County Sheriff's Posse for the Fiesta Rodeo (the budget previously included $5,000 and the commission approved the additional $2,600). The New Mexico Square and Round Dance Association was awarded $450 to cover the facility rental fee for its 2026 festival. Commissioners also approved an $8,988.89 contract to fund an electronic entrance sign for the Veterans Memorial Park Museum after the Lodgers' Tax board confirmed the project’s details.
Staff and community volunteers sought a letter of support for a Destination Forward tourism grant administered by the New Mexico Tourism Department. Gina Kelly, representing the Torino Trail Scenic Byway, said the city would commit a 5% match if awarded (the match would be drawn from infrastructure funds). Commissioners moved and seconded the letter of support.
Finance staff outlined a new interim FY 2026–27 budget workflow in the city’s Tyler system, scheduling an all-day budget workshop and steps to control purchase orders and requisitions as the city transitions to the new fiscal year. The commission approved the sequence and asked departments to provide milestone notes to justify budget requests.
On personnel, the city manager presented a restructuring and a proposed salary chart for nonexempt employees that reallocates existing positions, creates some nonexempt roles (field testing/work-orders, IT specialist) and moves several supervisory tasks; staff estimate a net general-fund impact of approximately $51,000. The commission voted to approve the new salary schedule for nonexempt employees.
Other administrative items approved or corrected on the agenda: staff corrected a previously entered purchase order to reflect the full CDBG award to Wilson & Company ($77,043) due to a requisition entry error, and procurement items over $60,000 (a $77,043 meter-replacement engineering chain order) were approved as presented.
Next steps: Staff will finalize contracts and implement the new budget workflow and the approved salary schedule; the commission scheduled follow-up items for the April 22 meeting where appropriate.
